2017 CASCWA Awards and Recognition

2017 CASCWA STATE LEE LUNDBERG AWARD

Annually, CASCWA recognizes one person to be the recipient of the distinguished “Lee Lundberg CASCWA Service Award.” The 2017 “Lee Lundberg Award” was presented to Mr. Tim Catlin at the 2017 State Conference in Tahoe City this past April of 2017. CASCWA is proud of Mr. Catlin and his contributions to the fields of Child Welfare and Attendance.

Lee Lundberg Award

Lee Lundberg was State President 1977- 1978 but had a long spanning career with CASCWA. His foresight and leadership in working with the California Legislature and keeping CASCWA in the loop on all legislation matters was legendary. Lee Lundberg set the stage for one of CASCWA’s basic goals as an organization to have a focus on legislation. Many of the subsequent giants of CASCWA were all mentored or influenced by the work of Lee Lundberg.

Each year the four CASCWA Sections, Bay, Delta-Sierra, San Joaquin and Southern, come together to select those individuals who have made significant contributions to the organization and their section. One individual is recognized as the “Lee Lundberg Award” recipient for their “Outstanding Service” to State CASCWA. These are the individuals who have worked for the betterment of our profession and our organization. The Lee Lundberg Award is the most prestigious CASCWA award.

Click below to see a listing of all recipients of the Lee Lundberg award:

2017 CASCWA SECTION AWARDS

Annually, CASCWA recognizes one individual from each section selected by their peers to be recognized at the State Conference for “Outstanding Service.” Below are the Outstanding CASCWA Service Award recipients presented in April of 2017.

2017 CASCWA BAY SECTION AWARD

The 2017 Bay Section Recipient is Evelyn Ocasio

Hayward Unified School District

eocasio@husd.k12.ca.us

2017 CASCWA DELTA SIERRA SECTION AWARD

The 2017 Delta Sierra Section award recipient is Dan Sackheim

California Department of Education

dsackhei@cde.ca.gov

2017 SAN JOAQUIN SECTION AWARD

The 2017 San Joaquin Section award recipient is Michael Blauner

Sanger Unified School District

2017 CASCWA SOUTHERN SECTION AWARD

The 2017 Southern Section award recipient is Cami Berry

Riverside County Office of Education, Retired

Cami_berry@yahoo.com

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

A special thank you to Gricelda Cardenas, Lisa Sanchez and the entire CASCWA Delta Sierra Section for a “Great” 2017 State Conference! It will go down as one of CASCWA’s best!! We are all looking forward to the 2018 State Conference being hosted by the San Joaquin Section in Fresno!

2017 Model School Attendance Review Board Awards

CASCWA is serious about the goal of improving student attendance throughout the State of California. CASCWA is pleased to have worked closely with the efforts of David Kopperud and the California State School Attendance Review Board to improve student attendance throughout the state. In 2017, there were 27 school districts identified to receive the distinguish “Model SARB Award.” We thank Orange County’s SchoolsFirst Credit Union for sponsoring the awards.

Below you will find the important link to all the information on State SARB and the model SARB recognition program/process:

There were 27 districts identified in 2017 that met the criteria to be named as a “2017 Model SARB.” Below you will find the link to the announcement notification sent by State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson: